HOUGHTON — A Hancock man pleaded guilty to charges related to downloading child pornography in Houghton County Circuit Court Monday. Dominic Barrette, 21, was charged with one count of child sexually abusive material-aggravated possession, and one count of using a computer to commit a ...
HANCOCK — The thermometer said mid-April, but the banners, Finnish characters and polar dives said mid-winter. Saturday’s Heikinpäivä festivities drew a large crowd to downtown Hancock to watch the parade, shop at the tori markets, see local art and more. Saturday’s biggest event ...
HOUGHTON — The home of the Michigan Tech Huskies, the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, will be closed this spring and summer for overdue facility maintenance. The renovation project will begin after spring commencement and will be completed in mid-August. During the closure, crews will be replacing the air handling units, which are original to the construction of the building in 1970. The summer closure affects all activities in the ice arena, including hockey camp, figure skating camp, and ice rentals. The university plans to have normal activities resume in Summer 2025. The ...
MARQUETTE — After a little more than two hours of deliberation, a federal jury found a former Michigan Technological University student guilty on two counts related to anti-Semitic vandalism at Temple Jacob in Hancock. Nathan Weeden, 23, sprayed swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols on ...
MARQUETTE — The case of a Hancock man charged with spraying anti-Semitic graffiti on Temple Jacob in Hancock will head to the jury Thursday. The prosecution and defense both rested their cases in the trial of Nathan Weeden, which concluded its third day Wednesday in U.S. District Court in ...
Several communities across the state, including many in the western Upper Peninsula, have received grants through Michigan’s Rural Readiness Program. The competitive, reimbursement grants can total as much as $50,000. With reimbursement grants, recipients receive the funds after they have incurred the costs for which the grant was awarded. According to the state Office of Rural Development, rural communities and tax-exempt organizations serving rural communities are eligible to apply for grant funds designed to support collaborative planning and capacity building initiatives that ...
